Honouring Life Network Blog

Welcome to the HLN Blog! Here you will find postings about news items, positive youth programming across the country and beyond, job postings, resources, websites, scholarships/awards, research funding and other things that we think might be relevant to youth or youth workers visiting our site. If you’re looking for something specific, check out the tags at the end of each post and on the right-hand menu. The HLN blog should be interactive, so please feel free to leave a comment about any of the postings, or to email us if you have an idea for an HLN blog posting.

Shannen's Dream

Make a Difference

Shannen Koostachin of Attawapiskat First Nation had a dream - safe and comfy schools and culturally based education for First Nations children and youth. She worked tirelessly to try to convince the federal government to give First Nations children a proper education before tragically passing away at the age of 15 years old in 2010. Now it is our turn to carry her dream forward.

Make a difference

Find out how you can give First Nations children the same chance to grow up safely at home, get a good education, be healthy, and proud of their cultures.

Call for submissions to Young Aboriginal Women's Creative Essay contest! DEADLINE March 25, 2011

The Aboriginal Women's Leadership Circle for Women's Worlds 2011 invites young Aboriginal women across Canada to submit their written, artistic, or otherwise creative submissions to attend Women's Worlds 2011. We greatly value the participation of young Aboriginal women and would like to hear directly from YOU about why you want to be there!

For contest guidelines and how to submit contact: aboriginalyouth@womensworlds.ca

Deadline to submit: Friday March 25th, 2011

3 grand winners to be awarded an honorarium of $1,5000 (one young First Nation woman, one young Inuit woman and one young Métis woman) plus the
opportunity to present their essay at Women's Worlds 2011.

7 winners to be awarded an honorarium of $1000

This contest is in partnership with the Native Youth Sexual Health
Network to ensure direct Aboriginal youth leadership and engagement.